For a time a great deal of determination, and the exercise of a considerable amount of will power, are necessary to conquer the natural inclination to shrink from a possible repetition of the injury; and those who watched the dogged manner in which Thurston continued to defend his wicket, being themselves practical cricketers, rewarded him with loud shouts of encouragement and praise.

But now, even as Sir Gui shrank back before the death in Beltane's look, amazed beyond all thought by his words, came a sudden shout, and thereafter a clash and ring of steel upon the stair without.

Then a hoarse shout of delirious triumph.

"Roman Nose" and "Medicine Man" were killed, and fell from their horses when within less than one rod of the scouts, who thereupon sent up a triumphant shout.

Urged by frantic terror, and the example and exhortations of his companion, he battered, banged, and vociferated, until on the very verge of exhaustion; when, as if by enchantment, the tempest ceased, the spectres disappeared, and joyous shouts and a burst of music announced the occurrence of something auspicious in the adjoining city.

Then behind these spectral shapes came othersthousandswith wild, fierce shouts.

The words of the President were repeated from man to man, and then a mighty shout broke out.

Once they thought they heard a distant shout of response, but there was no repetition.

Upon this a tremendous and inextinguishable shout arose from the mainland and the ships at once.

No mortal heard the second stroke, drowned in universal shouts of joy and gratitude.

The dark figures leaped, there was a faint shout, a line whirled out from Terrier's bridge and the hulk drove astern.

His servants, ignorant of what had chanced, With eager haste and joyful shouts advanced, 100 And called their lord Actæon to the game: He shook his head in answer to the name; He heard, but wished he had indeed been gone, Or only to have stood a looker-on.

Followed more cries and angry shouts.

With a unanimous shout they assured her of their resolution to obey them strictly.

All the friends who were are livinglike the sparks that fly about They come romping out to greet me with the same old merry shout, Till it seems to me I'm playing once again on boyhood's stage, Where there's no such thing as sorrow and there's no such thing as age.

An exultant shout bubbles up in the water, and then the heroic defender of crabbed maidenhood leads his beloved to view the remains of this ravager of hard-shell rights.

It was fortunate that he did so, for hidden in a hollow surrounded by sandhills was a tiny lake which they were passing by unheeded until Tommy arrested their progress with frantic shouts.

I believed every word, but when I came home and related the amazing tales to Boggley he received them with derisive shouts of laughter, and said they had been spinning us sailors' yarns.

Her enthusiasm attracted attention, and visitors smiled to see her clap her hands, and to hear her little shouts of pleasure or of fun.

It appears from the sermons of the ancient fathers, that the Christians of that time believed they gave great relief to the moon in an eclipse, by raising hideous shouts to the skies, which they imagined recovered her out of her fainting fit, and without which she must inevitably have expired.

Who'll have some more jelly?" There was a simultaneous shout of approval, and the jelly dish began its fourth round of the table.

And if, perchance, the herd shall find thee out In coming time, and many a nobler crown To one they love to honour gladly throw; Wilt thou not turn thee from their eager shout, And whisper o'er these leaves, then sere and brown: 'Thou'rt late, O world!

He uttered an encouraging shout to his horse as that noble animal sprang far out into the water.

This was an easy task, the oxen proceeding steadily along without deviating from the line, and requiring no attention whatever beyond an occasional shout and a blow of the stick when they loitered and left a gap in the line.

Again he plunged on, a muffled shout of defiance on his lips.